love at first sight
/ˌlʌv ət ˌfɜːst ˈsaɪt/NEUTRAL · B2
Meaning
an instant strong attraction the moment two people meet
Examples
- 1For my parents it was love at first sight; they got engaged after three weeks.
- 2Do you believe in love at first sight, or does love take time to grow?
- 3The moment Leo saw Maria across the room, he knew it was love at first sight.
- 4It wasn't love at first sight for us; we actually disliked each other at university.
- 5When Aisha first saw the little cottage by the sea, it was love at first sight.
Grammar
A fixed noun phrase with no article, often after it was. Nothing inside it changes.
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